Learning and Development Guide 2025

DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES Make the best decisions for you and your business Decision making is at the heart of good management and leadership. It is often the defining characteristic of admired managers, yet it is largely misunderstood and rarely taught to practising or aspiring managers. This course explores a wide range of approaches to decision making to increase both awareness and skill to acquire judgement when you really need to make a good call. Why attend? • Analyse types of decisions and criteria for decision making - what makes a decision good or bad? • Explore group versus individual decision making and external factors such as risk or uncertainty that can impact decisions made • Unpack a variety of case studies, problem solving models, decision trees, force field analysis and application examples to practice decision making techniques • Match an appropriate decision making technique with a problem to make better decisions within the workplace • Learn how to effectively sell your decisions to relevant stakeholders. Who should attend? Practising and aspiring managers who want to increase their skills at making good decisions. The techniques presented in this course are not subject specific so they can be applied to participants from a wide range of industries and workplaces. Course details: 2 days 9.00am – 4.30pm

THINK SMART Think smart, not hard

We now know some amazing things about how our brain works best. Exploring these discoveries is the key to unleashing personal productivity, effectiveness and efficiency. The Think Smart course will expose you to a suite of techniques that will play a part in improving work output, quality, personal wellness and balance while at the same time, reducing overall stress. Why attend? • Discover the latest evidence-based brain function ‘hacks’ and learn to harness their creative power • Manage your energy rather than your time • Understand how your environment influences your productivity and make adjustments accordingly • Exercise intuition and set priorities to increase efficiency • Discover ways to support others and foster your organisation’s productivity. Who should attend? The course is relevant to anyone, particularly individuals whose role requires them to deal with large volumes of diverse tasks and who have multiple time deadlines. Course details: 2 days 9.00am – 4.30pm

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